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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017087610 · 8/9/2017 · Thermo Fisher Scientific

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Conveyors-powered, unspecified

Employer

Name
Thermo Fisher Scientific
Location
75 Panorama Creek Dr, ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, 14625
NAICS
334516
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was adjusting a loose wing nut on a conveyor system rail when the employee's left hand entered a gap between the conveyor and a transfer plate. As the employee pulled the hand out, the left index fingertip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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